360 Demo Roundup:
The developers of Ninja Blade made a couple of grave errors when creating their martial-arts opus.I have a couple of points on it.
1: If the very first thing you have the player do in the game is a Quick Time Event, you are a bunch of cunts.
2: Having huge flashes of light every time you hit someone means you can’t see their counter attack - so you can’t block in time.
3: Don’t make this game, when Ninja Gaiden II actually exists in our reality.
On a plus side, Peggle is fucking amazing- and about 2.4 times better than the DS version - which I already love. So yes, 800 points to ol’ Microsoft.
The Wheelman Demo is surprisingly fun, and seems to be a well polished game. What a wee surprise! I’d recommend getting the demo at least. This’ll be sprung for once it has dropped in price a smidge.
Wanted: Weapons of Fate is fucking abysmal. Absolutely terrible, clunky controls coupled with really uninteresting combat. Decent ‘curving the bullet’ mechanic but It’s nowhere near fun enough to justify spending much time with.
Legends of Wrestlemania combines stiff arcade-like controls with the element which will actually sell the game: nostalgia. Having played through the demo several times, I can say with no hint of shame (maybe a little) that this’ll be bought come payday.
The Watchmen Demo really just shows that old fashioned brawlers can still be fun in small doses. Just get the demo - I’m sure the full game itself won’t hold many more surprises.
One final note: I love you.
